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Table 5.

Grant success and interaction with colleagues (2-tailed).

Group (performance)	All (n=982), mean (SE)	Group 1 (low; n=436), mean (SD)	Group 2 (moderate; n=476), mean (SD)	Group 3 (high; n=70), mean (SD)
Number of years since doctoral degree	31.19 (10.92)	26.32 (10.24)^a	34.57 (9.95)^b	38.51 (8.23)^c
Number of projects obtained as a PI^d	4.11 (2.55)	2.86 (1.71)^a	4.79 (2.53)^b	7.31 (2.59)^c
Amount awarded as a PI (million yen, JP ¥^e)	59.73 (109.49)	11.10 (7.71)	59.31 (44.57)	365.45 (215.95)
Percentage of small grants in total number of acquisitions (projects)	0.55 (0.43)	0.96 (0.14)^a	0.25 (0.28)^b	0.06 (0.10)^c
Percentage of large grants in total number of acquisitions (projects)	0.02 (0.08)	0 (0)^a	0 (0)^a	0.24 (0.17)^b
Number of projects participated in 10-14 y after doctorate	1.16 (1.90)	0.85 (1.38)^a	1.40 (2.17)^b	1.46 (2.04)^b
Number of upper-level researchers who designated the participants as their project members (10-14 y)	0.38 (0.81)	0.40 (0.78)^a	0.39 (0.86)^a,b	0.19 (0.60)^b
Number of projects participated in 15-19 y after doctorate	0.26 (1.29)	0.20 (0.84)^a	0.24 (0.83)^a	0.67 (3.67)^b
Number of upper-level researchers who designated the participants as their project members (15-19 y)	0.19 (0.56)	0.27 (0.64)^a	0.14 (0.52)^b	0.03 (0.17)^b

^aP<.05 against groups with b and c.

^bP<.05 against groups with a and c.

^cP<.05 against groups with a and b.

^dPI: principal investigator.

^eA currency exchange rate of JP ¥1=US $0.0067 is applicable.